Folding chair



Patented Nov. 17, 1925. v

UNIT-ED STATES. PATENT OFFICE.

FOLDING CHAIR.

Application filed February 21, 1925. Serial No7 10,879.

To aZZ'wLom ztmai/ concern: Figure 5, said lugs' are disposed to lie ata Be it known that I, CHARLES GLANTZ, a right angle to the seat 2, andare of a width 55 citizen yof the United States, residing at.. to fitsnugly in the slot 7 in plate G when Arkville, county of Delaware, Stateof New -tliezseat' is turned to the position shown in York, haveinvented certain new and useful Figure 6. But when the seat is moved toits Improvements in Folding Chairs, of which open position, shown inFigure 5, said lugs the following is a-specification. 10 will be given aquarter turn and will 60 My invention relatest to foldingA chairs, moveup into the tapered portions 8 of said and has for its objects, first,to provide anl slots 7, and will wedge ltherein, as shown in .10improved construction which in its folded Figure 5.

position will present a width not greater In use when the chair is inits open posithan that of the `main or front leg thereof, tion, the lugs10 will lie in the upper por- 65` and, secondly, which. in both theopenor tions ofthe slots 7 and duetto the fact that folded positionswill be retained as toits they are turned to substantially vertical f"movable parts against any loose play. f position will snugly tit saidslots, thereby re- -Tliese objects I accomplislr'in themen-taining thelegs 5 rigidly in their adjusted ner and by the means hereinafterdescribed 1 position. To fold .the chair, the seat 2 is 70 and claimed,reference being had to 4the ac'- vlifted at the front, and the saineswinging companying drawing, in which l onits pivots, 3 will cause itsvrea-r end to Figure 1 is a perspective viewof myfi'mdescend, therebyturning the lugs 1() gradproved chair, shown in the open or unfoldedually in` theslots the downward 'moveposition. ment thereof forcing thelegs 5'A towards 75 Figure2 is a side elevation -of'the ,same the legs1, and the inclined dispositionof folded. said slots 7 ultimately willforce said legs ,25 Figure 3 'is' anvenlarged detail sectional 5 intoposition to lie substantially paraflle `Fviewtaken on the line III- IIIof Figure 1. with the legs 1, so `as tobe concealed there2"`"\ Figure 4is a similar View taken' through by when the seat 2" reaches itsvertical posi- 80`\ one of the rear legs.v tion. At the same time thelugs 10, asthe `\L L Figure 5 is a detail view of a portion of seat 2reaches its. extreme Vertical position, 30 the inner face of one of therear legsand will be turned to substantially horizontal the chair seat,the latter being shown in the vposition and will snugly fit the, slots',as'l open position. shown in' Figure 6, thereby locking the legs 85Figure 6 isa similar viewl with the chair 5 in their closed position, asreadily will be seat shown in its closed position. understood.- Simllarnumerals of reference denotecor- I have shown my improved chair aseniresponding parts inthe several v1ews. lx y bodying legs 2 Joined attheir upper ends by vffln-t'hesai'd drawing, the reference numera crosspiece 11, but it will be understood 90 ,f Vals 1 denote the frontlegs ofmy improved that the'sa-me may be' made of'bent wood if chair, the usualseat 2 being pivot-ed theredesired, and in one piece. It willalso be 'a0to by means of bolts 3 engaging the sidesof understood that the frontlegs] arev prosaid seat intermediate its width, as shown. vided with theusual lower cross piece 1,2, Pivoted to the front legs 1 at 4 are therearwand in a similar manner the lower portions 95 legs 5,-and attachedto the inner face of each of the' legs 5 are connected by .a cross piecevof said rear legs is a metal plate 6 formed 13. Y with a longitudinalslot 7 therein, said slot Having thus fully described my' invenvbeingdisposed at a slight angle to the length tion, what I claim as new andvdesire to seof said plate, and at its upper end being cure by LettersPatents, is 100 tapered at 8, 2' as best seenl in Figure 5. 1. A foldingchair, embodying front legs, Screwed to each side of the seat 2v at itsrear rear legs pivoted` thereto at their a vupper is a plate 9 havingits edges overlapping the ends, a seat pivoted intermediate Aits lengthupper and lower faces of the seat as seen' between said front legs, andmeans forming -in Figure 4, said plates each being formed slidingconnect-.ions between the rear of said 105 with an out-struck lug 10. Asshown in seat andl said rear legs, said meansforming :t loose engagementin intermediate positions of the seat :1nd legs', but adapted to lockthe two together at ea'ch extreme of adjustment.

2. A foldngehnr, embodying front legs;y

rear legs pvoted' thereto at their upper ends.v7 a seat Ipivotedintermediate its length between said front legs, flat lugs on the rearot. .sfu'fl seat. .fl-ncl slotted plates on said l rear legs engagedthereby, said slots being tapered at theirupper ends, said lugs whenCHARLES GLANTZg-4

